4-27-20 - iRobot - iStem - Bush Robotics



Greetings iRobot & iStem Students and Parents from Mr. Rogers
By now you should have been contacted by the TSD and your home room.
Here is a quick refresh on what the end of the school year looks like for Robotics


DROP DAY
Monday 9am
Tuesday 12:30 pm
Ill be dropping weekly assignments on Mondays /Tuesday per the Bush Schedule
Be looking at Google Classroom by 9am on Mondays for updates


Virtual Classrooms
Need a chance to connect - Ill be hosting Zoom time. Feel free to join if you wish
Monday  1:11 pm - 1:33
Tuesday’s 9:44 - 10:10
Curriculum

You will need Google Chorme and Google Classroom 
We will be using Coder Z  Virtual Robotics - 
 https://gocoderz.com/ for Virtual Blocky coding with the EV3 and other robots. 
For more info take a look at the link above or this intro video.
CODER Z VIDEO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au3qUudqBo8
Coder Z Sign In
Most students should sign into Coder Z in this manner
Login
First Name Initial - Middle Initial - Last name - 
So Tim Benjamin Rogers would be- tbrogers
Password is your Google Chroembook password with the letter r - 
If your Google Password is 1234567 - password for Coder z would be 1234567r
Having Problems - Contact me on Google Classroom or email tim.rogers@tumwater.k12.wa.us
Grading
I’ll be posting grades for weekly projects in Skyward on Friday or the weekend.
Students can improve on any Grade in Gradebook as of March 13 per TSD.
Assignments can improve an overall grade.
Ill be creating new learning opportunities each week. 
Questions
Students can make comments on Google Classroom to contact me or by email 
I will be preparing some learning opportunities for those with limited or no internet access - Please contact me for more info. 


Looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Mr Rogers

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